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on "america tonight", new clashes in the streets. the national guard called in to take control. but an autopsy report threatens to explode tensions anew. what do investigators now know about the shooting that took michael brown said life? the new fears that forced the community to call off the first day of school. and what another hot august night might bring. an "america tonight" special
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report, "flashpoint ferguson." i'm julie chen, we are live in ferguson. developments are taking place behind me, they give you an indication of how difficult the weekend was, and the concerns going into this week. there was demonstrations and where we are gives you an indication of what law enforcement is doing to change things up. they have taken a tough position in trying to hold off a repeat of the weekend, creating roadblocks. bull horn orders given to demonstrators gathered around the area telling them "you can march, but if you stop, you get a warning, and you'll go to gaol." they have taken a firm line, trying to prevent the kind of event that took place when the tear gas was thrown, and other gas bombs and molotov kaz
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bombs, according to the police, were used by demonstrators in the streets. there were more agitation when an autopsy report was released, commissioned by michael brown's family, the unarmed 18-year-old killed. you'll see the demonstrations faking place behind me. >> a reminder of emotions and civil rights act visits who are involved in the cause, following up on the death of michael brown, the unarmed 18-year-old killed by a police officer's bullet, not far from here in ferguson missouri. there were six shots, according to the latest report delivered from the family's medical examiner, the fatal one, reaching him in the head.
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the autopsy accompanied bay report na the county medical examiner repeated an autopsy report. they would not be released publicly until the grant jury looking -- grand jury looking into the case had seen them. the governor jay nixon lifted the curfew, but called in the national guard. president obama left his vacation at martha's vineyard to come into a white house briefing, and to urge calm among the demonstrators, the community, giving them an opportunity to seek justice, and he would tend attorney general eric holder into ferguson to examine the situation directly. also in the course of this day, the school district pose bones what would have been the first day of school. 11,000 kids have been kept out of school as a community comes
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to grips with what happened. pressure threatens to re-iing night. "america tonight"s lori jane gliha has here as the protests took place last night, as the confrontations took place with law enforcement and when back into the community today. >> i believe they are cowards. >> reporter: this pharmacy has been this man's business for eight years. can you describe what happened when you walked up to your building and realised what happened? >> i was scared. i didn't realise, i was really upset. >> reporter: he owns two side by side shops on the edge of ferguson in dellwood, and didn't
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sleep when vanedles turned businesses into targets. can you describe the contrast, and what it's like to look around and see the boarded up businesses? >> it got me worried about what is going on here. as much as i support the protest, it's out of control. >> sunday night shootings in the area forced cops to clear the roads hours before the midnight curfew. dressed in riot gear, they barrelled towards crowds, shouting protesters, and launching tear gas and white spoke. >> tear gas. they are doing another run right there. >> we wore gas masks for protection and followed behind
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the police force as they moved people down the road. >> this is the direction where people have been watching tear gas. they have the as on, weapons, guns. >> i understand people are upset. this is not justice for michael brown. i mean, what justice is this where you run down small business out of business, you know. >> to be safe, the party store closed early. how many shots do you think were fired? >> what was it, about 10. >> eight or 10. >> eight or so. >> and you were in your chair watching. >> yes. helpless. >> dozens poured into a store, loading and recking a liquor -- wrecking a liquor supply. >> it's depressing. you feel helpless, you can't do anything but watch in front of
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your eyes all your hard work and life savings disappearing in front of your eyes. is. >> it's hard. monday arch investigators arrived. this was the second time crowds looked over the business. he owned this place for 15 years. i don't know if i can recoup the losses in two weeks. almost half of my inventory is stolen, broken. it's a mess. >> how scared are you to open your doors again. >> i'm squared. i don't know, i might consider and lock it down. i don't know. i can't stay in business where my son is working here and employees. yes. >> reporter: in the daylight clean-up seemed safe and productive. business owners can't help but
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brace themselves for what may come when the sun goes down. >> martin luther king and gandhi had a nonviolent protest. why they can't speak, don't screw the small business. people need to understand it's not helping the cause, it's getting worse. >> as you talk to people in the aftermath of what is happening, is there is sense that the national guard can put a clamp down and make a business here. >> both business owners - one of the storeners did the peaceful marching. the other said mike brown's customers are parents of the store. the other scary part is that they are more than a mile down
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the road. they are not in ferguson, there was shattered class up and down. we had boarded up businesses. anything that they can see will refocus the people message. that's what they are getting. >> "america tonight" lori jane gliha here in ferguson. of course, as we have noted, there has been a trements clamp down in the -- tremendous clamp down. the national guard and county police set up a number of roadblocks. bringing a lot more attention for focus on who is coming into the area, and encouraging people to move, and not stand still and protest. follow up with a report from jonathan betz on what is making a difference here. >> ferguson is 10 miles
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north-west of the the center of st louis. most of the demonstrations in the south-east. near where michael brown was killed on canfield court. clashes are on florissant avenue away. the quick trip convenient for was among the first attacked and burnt. it's been where protesters and media gathered. ferguson's meat market and liquor. near is a mcdonald's where two journalist were arrested. it's been jand vandalized. the national guard has been called in to protect the area so that local police officers can focus on protecting the strip of businesses and hopefully on stopping the looting. >> as we have seen here in ferguson, jonathan betz report, what is happening in the area is
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cordoned off trying to prevent a repeat. this is a story that has drown national media attention as well as international servers trying to keep an eye on rights violations that may be happening. joining us is stefan hawkings from amnesty international, which has tan an unprecedented step to get involved in an american conflilent. >> that's right, we see a conflict, we see an overuse of police preps, and protest activities that don't warrant the type of response that the police showed. we issued reports on the use of tear gas and circumstances.
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areas where it's hard to a cloud to escape the crowd. a violation of standards. this is elected by one of our producers. what is it, why is it a problem. it can take out a person's eye. is it an appropriate use of force. >> no, it is - it is disproportionate to what is faced. this is not a situation that is morning the type of force that the police have been using. amnesty is on the ground, paying
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sure that we call for a thorough investigation. and call substantially to the fact that there needs to be clear nappingsal tarnts. >> is it clear to you that there were violations involved in michael brown's teeth, or is that a position -- death, or is that a position you are investigate. when you talk to people out here, they are pretty convinced? >> we always wait for an authorio investigation. we are applauding the fact that the ascertainy general is coming fear, and hopefully in his message, there'll be a discussion about greater federal investigation into the death of michael brown. we will encourage the attorney-general to order a
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thorough investigation. >> thank you. amnesty international - demonstrations continue from a number of different groups that are moving through the streets of ferguson, missouri this evening. they have been advised by law enforcement that they better keep moving, otherwise the likelihood is that they'll go to
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gaol. [ chanting ] welcome back to this special edition of "flashpoint ferguson." julie chen is on the crowned. i'm sheila macvicar in washington d.c. michael brown was shot six times, twice in the head, according to an autopsy
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commissioned by the michael brown family. a report shows michael brown was not shot at close range. >> at least six times. we have one to the top of the head. we have one that entered the top of the right arm. there's no gunshot residues on the skin surface. so that the muzzle of the gun was one or two feet away. the muzzle at the time of discharge, it could have been 30 feet away. what can we learn from that. >> we are joined by a dr from the pittsburg school of medicine, a forensic pathologist. what does the autopsy tell us. >> he was shot six times, one
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has to be careful in determining the angle and whether they were frond to back, or back to front. keep in mind that the arm has great mobily so that when someone is moving in an ever-changing situation such as occurred in this instance, you can't be sure what position he was in. >> he could have been running away from a police officer or had his hand in the air, scpt with the story of some of the witnesses. >> exactly. >> we can't tell. >> you have to keep in in mind, you can't be sure. unless one had video to correlate. now the two shots to the head, one was at the vertex, the stop of the head. they gave no indication of its trag ectry, except the bullet
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entered the brain. it moved downward, exited from the jaw. re-entered the superclavicular area. it is above the colour bone. here is an interesting trajectory, 6 foot three was michael brown's height. he was a big man. he didn't have someone shooting. that tells you that michael brown had to have been falling forward, in my opinion when the shot was fired. >> we know that this was the son of what are to be three autopsies. the third, we believe, has been performed today. do you anticipate there'll be differences found. >> no, no. i do not anticipate a difference. it's a shame that there's a third, because the body has been dis selented twice. i do -- disected twice.
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i do not spect a difference of opinion in relation to the shots, location of the shots and where they were fired from distance. i suspect whether there'll be differences of interpretation, that's another matter. forensic science and pathology and not an absolute science as sometimes some of my colleagues would like to have you believe. or people that watched fictional shows on tv would have you come to believe. >> forensic pathologist at the university of pittsburgh school of medicine. >> thank you. now to a potentially explosive scandal involving the longest loningest serving gore. rick perry was charged with coercion amongst other charges. he was alleged to have forced a scrict attorney to resign by
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vetoing funding. res marry limbaugh stepped down after being convicted of drunk driving. >> we don't settle political differences with indictments in this country. this indictment amounts to nothing more than abuse of power. and i cannot and i will not allow that to happen. i intend to fight against those that would erode our state's constitution and laws purely for political purposes, and i intend to win. >> that confidence was on display days before the indictment as rick perry did the round.
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iowa is the all-important first step, and the state fare has become an essential stop. the eventeneded with fireworks and 900,000 visitors through the gates, including potential contenders. we look at iowa's own brand of retail politics. - - - - the iowa state fair with the corn dogs, and competitions. it's star-spangled, deep fried and gigantic and where the presidential horse race begins. iowa jps ans -- iowans are the first to cast votes in the caucuses. >> people ask why is iowa important it's important because it is first in the nation.
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>> so far at least a dozen presidential hopefuls made visits to iowa, even though the presidential election is more than two years away. texas governor rick perry is one of them, making an appearance days before an indictment cast a shadow. welcome back to iowa. if you want to toss your name into the ring to become president of the united states. you have to come to iowa, and you really have to come to the iowa state fair. politicians love to go out to the state fair. it can show how brave you are by eating food on a stick. >> cathy is a political columnist for the demoyne register. >> it makes for good tv and photo ops. >> more than good photo ops, a trip to iowa and the fair is a signal you are considering a run for the president.
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this year it's dominated by contenders. democrats are sitting it out until violent announced her intention. >> people will cover it. if they are thinking about running in 2016, the potential candidate. they'll show up. bob runs it in iowa. whose endorsement is covered. >> is it possibly to be elected president of the united states without coming to iowa, and without, if you are a republican, coming to this event. whether you win or not. i need to be development. >> nice to meet you. >> i like your tattoos. >> it shouldn't come as a surprise, louisiana governor bobby jinnedle made an appearance. he insists he will not make a
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decision about running for not until after november. but... >> if you make the decision. could you see a path to the white house not involving iowa. >> iowa has historically been, or for a good long time been the first in a nation. the folks take the responsibility seriously. >> candidates who ignore iowa and io was do so at -- iowa do so at their own peril. >> iowa is the place to process. there has been candidates who tried to squip iowa. you look at rudy giuliani. he's not going to do that in iowa, he may be too moderate. he'll start in florida. by the time the race got to florida, it was too late. it was over. >> ions don't always -- iowans don't always pick the nominee.
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hubbingle by was pick the in 2008 and santorum in 2012. months were spent following the candidates during the last presidential race. it's good for the candidates, they are learning how to run for president. when they arrive, they are not particularly good at running for president. they may be good at running for governor or congress. running for president is a different thing. >> in 2012, governor rick perry played the texas card hard, boot, buckles and all. the 2013 is more urban hipster, square glass, polo shirt and dress shoes, test driving a new image. iowans meet the candidates and here the politics. they look the candidate in the eye, judging the quality of the
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handshake. it's key. >> it's hard to imagine a better place if you want to be heart of the dialogue and want to interact with the figures. you will get to meet them all. it's early in the campaign that you are not held behind a developer. >> pete is a voter. he has met everyone in the last two election cycles. >> it's true, you make up your mind after meeting each three or four times. things like the state fair, we make that happen. we are accustomed to sizing them up, asking questions, and it's my hope that that makes them better candidates. we earnt the street cred. we vet the candidates on the democrat and the republican side. they are real. they have to visit one on one kitchen tables. they can't buy it on tv. >> ted crews was another candidate taking his turn on the
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soapbox at the iowa. and i spent much of last month in washington d.c. it is great to be back in america. >> trying out campaigns and laugh lines. you look at all the fantastic foods, and it remind you of a new diet that is popular in washington, the obama diet. >> with this crowd that joke is flat. >> long-time iowa senator chuck has been coming his whole listen. >> you don't think jimmy carter would have been president if he hadn't come to iowa. no one knew who the georgian governor was, he lived in iowa for two years, got 22% of the department vote at the caucuses, but that set him apart from everybody else and he wept on the to be president of the united states.
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>> president obama, and 2006, a little known environment came to the i -- little-known senator obama came to the iowa ware. >> on the day of the caucuses, my faith in the american people has been vindicated. >> ions will see more ahead. al jazeera contributor and political analyst bill schneider is with us to talk rick perry, 2016 and the run for the white house. has anyone under indictment run for president. >> not that i recall. there was a charge that george w. bush what is arrested in
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drunk drying, it came out a couple of days before the election and was in the past. if there had been, we would have known it, there would have been a mug shot. >> there's no shot. >> the presiding judge did not issue an arrest warrant, six a summons. the whole thing is messy. there's an elected democratic district attorney arrested for drunk-driving. there's a video showing the senator on a rant. kicking down doors. not in good shape. it's based on - her arrest that perry demands that she resign as da. then what happened? >> then he threatened - publicly he threatened to veto funding for the ethics division. that was seen as threatening and coercing a public official, which is a crime in texas.
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that's what he was indicted for. a lot of people see it as politically motivated. autoin is a nest of the democrats -- austin is a nest of democrats. indictments have been elected before. a lot thing this could be dismissed. we don't know. >> it could be a distraction as perry goes forward. who do you think, if perry stays in the race, who do you think he'll be dealing with next summer? there's a long list of characters. >> it could be anyone. >> the republican race is wide open. if there's a cloud obvious his head. imagine if he goes on trial, which could happen. a lot of conservatives will say we like rick perry, but we want to go with someone cleaner, safer. >> thank you so much for joining us. still to come. other stories making headlines. and return to our special
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coverage "flashpoint ferguson." back here in ferguson, missouri sh on the street you'll see and hear the protests through the course of this evening. law enforcement continues to manage the demonstrators and the media. after the break we'll talk about what that means, exactly what they are trying to protect a repeat of and look forward to what might be next in ferguson, missouri. standby.
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before we go back to julie chen live in ferguson, a snapshot of stories making headlines.
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backed by group of forcerses the mossel dam has been retain. the air strikes would continue, said president obama. today wikipedia founder julian assange said that he would leave the ecuador embassy in london. julian assange sought asylum at the embassy two years ago to avoid extradition to sweden, where he faces assault and rape charges. the da released a report tal tallying up the cost of children. costs would be lower in rural areas and the south. they are making headlines. let's go back to julie chen live in ferguson.
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>> thank you so much. we are in ferguson, missouri. demonstrations continue. a number are taking place with a number of different activist groups moving through the streets. law enforcement keeping an eye and grip on developments to avoid a repeat of the weekend's activities. al jazeera correspondent rob reynolds was here last night when the tear gas was dropped and clashes were violent. >> we saw a lot of pushing back by the police. i didn't see fights between police and protesters. the gas thrown, and dramatic movement of armoured vehicles, and police officers on food in riot gear, heavily armed. it was dramatic. we did, of course, get enveloped in clouds of tear gas, as did most of the protesters. i talked to a number of people
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today who said they were gasesed and they were feeling the aftereffect of that irritating experience. >> we have seen and talked about the developments of this day, which included law enforcement. the national guard sent in by the governor of missouri. and the protesters were able to come next to the media at the start of the evening. now the troopers lined up nose to tail to make sure there's a distance. >> the police have seemed to change their tactics. people have to move, they can't stand in a group and protest. they have to keep going up and down the streets. the cars are penning the protests in and off the streets. they are now blocked off. the only vehicles going up and down are police vehicles. it's not as if the protesters
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walking through the streets would be jeopardizing themselves or anyone else. i asked the head of the law enforcement effort about that a minute ago. he said while we are determined to protect everyone's constitutional right. to do that we have to impose restrictio restrictions. >> we'll see how the evening goes. >> this is a day that saw other developments as well as we have been reporting the release of an autopsy commissioned by the family of michael brown, as well as, we were told that there is a completed autopsy done by the county medical examiner. this has not been released to the public. we don't know the ontents of it, we don't know the medical examiner's report. that is because officials said
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it needs to be given to the grand jury. which could be meeting as early as tomorrow. and they would be having an opportunity to look at that information as well as all the other information that has come forward. to see if they could relate to it. >> joining us now, lisa, you live in new york, but you have come here to be part of the demonstrations. let's talk about the legal situation. we have heard from people that they will not be satisfied unless there is an indictment. what is happening there? >> they are looking to present the case to the grand jury on wednesday. they are going - there are rumours, we don't know.
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could an officer be arrested or charged on the scene. >> normally they would do an investigation. it seems that they have enough to effect ute an arrest. an arrest is not an indictment. another thing that we need to keep into consideration is everyone acts like this is an arrest, that if it does not take place, it will not be peace. that's true. he'll have the time to present his evidence, be tried by a jury of his peers. it's important that for the people they show his life was worth something.
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>> they certainly will do that. we see a lot of message honouring michael brown. lisa boner is an attorney and a st louis native that understands this community and cares for it. we'll take a break and return to the coverage after the break.
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welcome back to al jazeera america. tonight special coverage of "flashpoint ferguson." we are continuing to watch developments that have taken place. this hour demonstrations are continuing through the main streets of ferguson, as people have been told that they can continue to march, but if they stop and stand still, officers have told them they stand a good chance of arrest. we are continuing to see them moving in the streets.
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we have been placed a good distance from them by police cars that have lined up and cordoned off the area. protests continue at this hour. so much of what has happened has really been the images from hear in the streets of ferguson, and the messages coming not only from ferguson. but around the world, transmitted digitally. joining us from "the stream" is the host, talking to us about the social media exchange, wajahat ali. >> more than a week has passed and the live tweeting and streaming has intensified. with no curfew, there's no telling what might unfold this evening. >> reporter: across america and the world people followed the
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live feeds to see if the clashes between protesters and police would continue. for a while it did. online the police said they were attacked. the protesters were stunned. children were in the crowd. phones were lit up for another night of conflict. since wednesday night ferguson has been the story on social media, and on sunday twitter erupted with images. more tear gas, more looting and bullets. war correspondents were dispatched to the scope. a reporter caused a storm when he tweeted he thought he saw a dead body. he clarified that the person was injured in a clash. but the first tweet was tweeted over 4,000 times. >> you guys know, if they come this way...
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>> get out. >> the smartphone is the only window. >> this guy was going to grab me. >> online reporters shared stories of harassment at the hands of the police. one threatened to shoot. >> a 'financial times' journalist posted video of his arrest. >> you're under arrest. >> tear gas rained down near the mcdonald's and had become a fuelling station for journalists of the the window was broken by protesters, angry, fleeing for safety. when the preliminary results
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came up showing a teenager was shot, outrage and confusion spread and trended nationwide. for the first time supporters of a police officer came out in force, with around 150 people gathering. >> this is what a peaceful gathering looks like. >> and tens of thousands followed darren wilson facebook fan pages, frustrated by a trial by media, and thanking him for his service. supporters raised more than $10,000 to support him and his family. when the morning broke, locals came out to clear up the damage as the national guard rolled in. the world braced for day and night. without social media, ferguson probably couldn't have become what it is now, a global story and a symbol of so much to so many. >> you can bet social media will play a vital role as the
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situation plays out in ferguson. >> i, in fact, have been taking pictures of the demonstrators behind me, and tweeting those. it remind us that there has been other resolutions - the arab spring, where the social media push creates events... >> you are right. the local becomes the national becomes the international with the touch of your thumb on your smart phone, one tweet, youtube clip, or instagram photo consolidates a local movement into an international movement. we have seen that with hashtag ferguson, and hash fag michael brown. what is happening in ferguson, there's a movement starting through social media. and the hashtag hand up, don't shoot.
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photographer scott olsen son - he found out on twitter that his father was arrested. for the intersection as to what is happening, catch "the stream" here on al jazeera america monday through friday 12:30pm eastern. wajahat ali from "the stream," thank you. after the break, we'll talk about another movement that is drin by social -- driven by social media. this one with a chillier tone. standby for that.
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before we go back to joey live, we want to bring you a story about another movement online. if you are on facebook you
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probably have seen 1.2 million videos of celebrities or people you know dumping an ice bucket over their heads for a good cause, the fight against als, amyothophic lateral sclerosis. lou gurric's disease, sufferers lose control of muscles, most with the disease live 2-5 years after diagnosis. the icebucket challenge hopes to raise awareness and money for the fatal disease. it's gained momentum. celebrities and politicians joined the graze, with videos from bill gates, oprah and lebron james. the challenge seems to be making a difference, according to the als association, donations spiking to $13.3 million since late july. 8 times more than the same period last year. hopefully the donations can help find a cure before people with the disease.
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one of the most frustrating effects is the loss of speech. a new technique let's people with als bank their speech. al jazeera's "techknow" correspondent found out how it is changing lives. >> reporter: in a snowing day in the off season. a training camp for the brooklyn ravens seems deserted. o.j. is at his desk. you come here to work several times a week. one wouldn't blame you if you wanted to stay at home. what keeps you come here. >> sure, i could have stayed home and gone into sebbing lugs after my als diagnosis. coming to work is about refusing to give up. if we are isolated from interaction i'll wither and die. stereo a driving force on the
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2001 winning team. o.j. was diagnosed with a paralyzing disease. amyothophic lateral sclerosis. a l s, a neurological disorder as bone as lou gehrig disease, robbing the body of muscular functions. >> from rookies to veterans, this is brimming full of men, appearing to have superhuman strength. no matter who they are. they agree on one thing. o.j. is strong. silenced by als, o.j. is the voice of locker room inspiration. >> do you have something for us. >> get ready for something great. stay humble and hungry. >> reporter: o.j. speaks through his eyes, gazing at the computer screen to produce a synthesized voice. how frustrating is it to not
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hear your own voice? >> frustrating for a while. i'm thankful that i could communicate through the use of technology. this is the state of the art of that technology. the toby i 15. i got to try it out. >> the camera scaps my eyes. >> yes. >> the camera looks at how the light is reflecting out of your eye. >> the computer is sending out infrared rays. all the dark spots reflect that. >> calibrated to my gaze, my eyes work the keyboard like fingers. there's 2,000 preprogrammed words or phrases i can choose from, or i can type my own. >> hello. >> you probably don't want a male voice. >> hello, my name is shini. >> hello, my name is shini. >> reporter: computer generated
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voices have been around, but it's recognised yes don't capture theestens of a person. >> come up here. come on, boy. go get it. a little kiss at the same time. >> holly has been silenced by als. walker responds to the voice that summoned him. >> good dog. you're such a good boy. >> now generated from a toby, custom loaded with 840 of her own recordings. >> my name a holly, it's nice to meet you. >> reporter: it's lovely to hear you say that. >> diagnosed with als, holly started to record her voice six months before losing the ability to speak. >> that was the machine talking. i take no responsibility. >> so conversation not banked, holly must fall back to the computer's voice. >> how important is to to use
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your voice. >> i think that the greater impact is on the listener. i ask joan. >> it allows for an engagement that using the computer voice, no matter the words, burnt allow for. >> let me finish. >> go ahead. you always get the last word. hearing her jokes, her comments, hor chow for now, her favourite one liners. >> forget about it. >> reporter: the melding of i-tracking computers and personal voice recording was the brain child of professor from boston hospital. we start with a hand-held recorder. i save them on the computer. i tag them so each is named for the phrase. >> the recordings are uploaded to the computer and assigned to
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the phrases or category shortcuts like medical food or social. they are there for the eventuality of someone needing to have their voice, because they lost the ability to speak. >> sure. >> sure. >> sure. >> massachusetts artist nancy campbell was diagnosed with als four months ago. nancy knows the progression of the disease, having cared for her mother who died of als. >> i used to write out on index cards saying "would you like a glass of water", or "smile", or "laugh". i realised how important communication was. >> tear fully reluctant. she changed her tune.
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>> hopefully i can recapture my laugh, my expression, my things that i want to say to my family. >> it is only beginning. get ready for something great. >> the silent voice of o.j. speaks volumes. they regret not voice banking. >> i miss hearing his natural voice, my husband had a sexy voice before this. >> i didn't fully realise the important value of hearing the og words of your own voice. voice banking is one of the first things i recommend to the newly diagnosed. >> think about recording the legacy messages. deeply personal terms of endear. >> i love you too. >> when you hear that, how does it make you feel? >> it helps me out and makes me
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emotional. happy, sad. bittersweet. i don't want to lose it. the good news, i guess, about the message banking is i don't have to lose it. >> i thank you for everything. >> reporter: you're very welcome. you can catch voice banking saturday on "techknow" at 7:30. that's it for us in d.c. let's send it back to joie chen live in missouri. >> thank you. we'll continue to that what is happening in ferguson, and watch what is on al jazeera america tomorrow. and we'll have more from ferguson, missouri form on "america tonight".
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fore loud night in ferguson, as the national guard arrives to help keep order. and is the group advising president obama on iraq wrong for the job. i'm antonio mora, and this is "consider this", those stories and more ahead. . >> the attorneys from michael brown releasing the results of a private autopsy on the teen shot and killed in ferguson, missouri. >> the witness accounts from true. >> he was shot at least six